CJ 696 - Practicum

3 Credit(s)

Students gain valuable training and work experience by working one hundred hours in a criminal justice department or agency. Students are responsible for finding a practicum placement, and obtain approval from the MCJ director prior to enrollment. Students are required to become familiar with the scholarly literature relevant to their placement, to submit bi-weekly journal entries to the MCJ program director or designated faculty member, and to write a research paper integrating the research and fieldwork aspects of the practicum. Students cannot count current paid employment for practicum credit.
Open To: Only open to MCJ students who have completed 12 credits and only one practicum permitted.